National Reporting, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Organizational Context
The International Organization for Migration (IOM), established in 1951, is a UN-related agency dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration. Within the IOM OPT Mission, the Programme Support Unit (PSU) is a cross-sectoral team supporting project development, implementation, monitoring, and reporting. This role operates under the PSU, contributing to the mission-wide strategy and coordinating with various stakeholders.
Job Purpose
The National Reporting, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will support the implementation of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) activities for projects, programmes, and the overall strategy of the IOM OPT Mission. This role is crucial for ensuring the quality and effectiveness of IOM's migration initiatives by contributing to robust M&E frameworks, data collection, analysis, and reporting. The officer will assist in drafting and reviewing reports to meet both internal standards and donor requirements, thereby facilitating informed decision-making, programme improvement, and accountability. The position plays a key part in the Programme Support Unit's function of coordinating and overseeing programming, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and donor expectations.
Responsibilities
The role involves supporting the development and updating of the M&E framework, including indicators, tools, and methodologies, ensuring alignment with donor agreements and Results-Based Management (RBM) guidance. This includes financial planning for M&E activities and developing/testing standardized M&E tools. The officer will support the integration of protection, gender, and inclusion considerations into monitoring frameworks and assist in maintaining remote monitoring tools for challenging environments. Responsibilities also include supporting internal and external evaluations, coordinating third-party monitoring, and conducting data quality checks. The role requires contributing to regular progress tracking, ensuring data protection, and supporting timely donor report preparation with analytical inputs. Additionally, the officer will help identify bottlenecks, propose corrective actions, support the development of analytical products, and contribute to capacity-building activities for staff and partners on M&E, RBM, and reporting.
Work Experience
Requires demonstrated technical knowledge in project development, quantitative and qualitative M&E methods, data collection, analysis, and reporting, with an understanding of MEAL trends. Experience with RBM, logical frameworks, implementation of M&E systems, and training in M&E development is necessary. Proven experience in data management, analysis, and reporting within a humanitarian context is also required.
Skills
Strong analytical and organizational skills. Good knowledge of research methodologies and quantitative/qualitative techniques. Proficient in writing, presentation, and facilitation. Advanced knowledge of MS Office and working knowledge of databases and statistical tools. Ability to meet deadlines and produce clear, accurate written reports.